02' engine blown!

[victoreric]

Originally Posted by dcporsche99

Sorry to hear about the news....

I have a DIY for a 3.4 that might interest you. Unfortunately, it's too big to download as an attachment. I picked it up a while back from renntech for my future mod in the event that this happens to me. But, if you give me your email address I will send it to you or you can go to the renntech website and download it for yourself. Let me know.

Good luck with that and keep us posted!

Thank-you. I pm'd you.

[porsche986spyder]

There is a Boxster "S" engine on ebay right now going for around $5K! That is a great price. It looks like it may be used though. Here is the link.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Porsche-Boxster-S-986-3-2-L-engine-assembly-OEM_W0QQitemZ270212476286QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item2 70212476286

[turbo23dog]

Sorry to hear of your misfortune.


How long have you owned the car and how many miles are on it?

[thenavarro]

I sympathize with you as my 01 engine blew in October of 07. I got a 3.2 from Jed at Silverstar Recycling and would recommend them if you do have to have one. Good luck to you.

Mike

[dcporsche99]

Hey Eric,

I sent you the pdf of the DIY for a 3.4.



Hey Mike,

Anything to report on the 3.2 swap?? Has the swap already been completed?? I would be interested to get your thoughts on it.

[thenavarro]

Originally Posted by dcporsche99

Hey Eric,

I sent you the pdf of the DIY for a 3.4.



Hey Mike,

Anything to report on the 3.2 swap?? Has the swap already been completed?? I would be interested to get your thoughts on it.

DCPorsche99 and Victoreric,

Yep, the swap has been completed. A nice upgrade that I would definitely recommend. Car has a lot more oommppphhhhh, especially noticeable from about 3500-5500 RPM. From standing still, until you hit 3,000 RPM or so, I don't really notice that much of a difference, but everything above that range is a DEFINITE large difference. I haven't tested the top speed limit of the motor yet, but I never tested that either with the 2.7.

According to my installer, it was a simple swap, nothing complex. I am still using the same 5 speed transmission. I did install a new clutch kit. I can't speak to the life expectancy of the tranny as I've only had it now for about a month. My dealer didn't think that a 6 speed was necessary and actually indicated that the 5 speed would make it more fun to drive. As a 2.7, the car was a lot of fun, but now its so much better as a 3.2. It's not just me that notices the difference as my routine passengers have all commented on the increase in power.

I do have a CEL, it throws codes of P1128 & P1130, but doesn't seem to affect performance. This probably means I need to clean my MAF sensor, or it could be related to my having installed Fabspeed Cat Bypass pipes. Either way, doesn't bother me and can't see that it's causing any issues with the car. One of these days I'll get around to cleaning the MAF and see if that fixes it.

My 3.2, which included a years warranty on parts AND labor, cost me $5200.00 delivered if I remember correctly from Silver Star and no core was required.

Buy the most power you can afford!!! Good luck in your decision.

Mike

[victoreric]

Originally Posted by thenavarro

DCPorsche99 and Victoreric,

Yep, the swap has been completed. A nice upgrade that I would definitely recommend. Car has a lot more oommppphhhhh, especially noticeable from about 3500-5500 RPM. From standing still, until you hit 3,000 RPM or so, I don't really notice that much of a difference, but everything above that range is a DEFINITE large difference. I haven't tested the top speed limit of the motor yet, but I never tested that either with the 2.7.

According to my installer, it was a simple swap, nothing complex. I am still using the same 5 speed transmission. I did install a new clutch kit. I can't speak to the life expectancy of the tranny as I've only had it now for about a month. My dealer didn't think that a 6 speed was necessary and actually indicated that the 5 speed would make it more fun to drive. As a 2.7, the car was a lot of fun, but now its so much better as a 3.2. It's not just me that notices the difference as my routine passengers have all commented on the increase in power.

I do have a CEL, it throws codes of P1128 & P1130, but doesn't seem to affect performance. This probably means I need to clean my MAF sensor, or it could be related to my having installed Fabspeed Cat Bypass pipes. Either way, doesn't bother me and can't see that it's causing any issues with the car. One of these days I'll get around to cleaning the MAF and see if that fixes it.

My 3.2, which included a years warranty on parts AND labor, cost me $5200.00 delivered if I remember correctly from Silver Star and no core was required.

Buy the most power you can afford!!! Good luck in your decision.

Mike

Did you ever consider a 3.4 or 3.6 and why did you end up going with a 3.2? Reading through the autofarm links about faulty engine, it seems that the earlier 3.4 also have a great chance of failure. So I'm wondering if it's worthwhile. Would the 3.2 S engine be more reliable?

[victoreric]

Originally Posted by thenavarro

I sympathize with you as my 01 engine blew in October of 07. I got a 3.2 from Jed at Silverstar Recycling and would recommend them if you do have to have one. Good luck to you.

Mike

Was the process fairly easy? Did you need to upgrade anything else? Talking to my local mechanic, he thinks that my old transmission won't be able to handle a 3.2 or 3.4. Any thoughts?

[victoreric]

Originally Posted by turbo23dog

Sorry to hear of your misfortune.


How long have you owned the car and how many miles are on it?

I've had the car for almost 2 years now. Mileage is at about 60,000kms. Been good until now.